bike

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A bicycle; a vehicle with two wheels that you ride by pedalling.

   He rides his bike to work every morning.

2. 2
   verb

   To ride or travel on a bike.

   It was such a nice day that I decided to bike to the store.

From Middle English bike, byke (“a nest of wild bees or wasps; also, honeycomb”), of unknown origin. Perhaps a back-formation of Middle English *bykere (“beekeeper”), from Old English bēocere (“beekeeper”); or from Old English *bȳc, a byform of Old English būc (“belly; vessel; container”). Compare also Scots byke (“beehive, anthill; home, dwelling”), Old Norse bý (“bee”).

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